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Paul DeVlught with the Bluewater Anglers weighs a walleye at the club's annual derby in this 2011 file photo. About 80 anglers are expected to take part in this year's walleye derby, Aug. 9-10. THE OBSERVER/ QMI AGENCY

The point where Lake Huron meets the St. Clair River will be a fishing hotspot this weekend, says the Bluewater Anglers’ Brad Armstrong.

The club director is getting set for the Anglers’ annual Walleye Derby, running from 6 p.m. Aug. 9 to 9 a.m. Aug. 10, and drawing an expected 80 anglers.

Most will be heading to the area around the Blue Water Bridge, said Armstrong.

“It’s a real hotspot this time of year …,” he said. “Guys have been catching fair numbers of fish at the mouth of the lake and all through the St. Clair River.”

The event runs overnight, he said, noting walleye tend to be more of a nighttime fish.

There are $1,150 in prizes up for grabs, all sponsored by the Village of Point Edward, and Armstrong expects the winning walleyes to come in somewhere over five pounds, though they could get as big as nine or 10, he said.

Boundaries are set south, to the end of Fawn Island, east to the harbour at Grand Bend, and north, to the trailer park north of Lexington.

The final weigh in will take place between 9 and 9:30 a.m. at the Bluewater Anglers hatchery in Point Edward.

Tickets to compete in the derby must be purchased by 5:30 p.m. Friday and are available for $10 at The Outdoorsman, at 174 Mitton St. N. in Sarnia, and Eric's Pro Tackle, at 789 Murray St. in Wallaceburg.